Climate & Environment

Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi need food aid
El Nino is the prime culprit.

France/Italy/Hottest day
High temperatures expected this weekend in Rome.

Typhoon Gaemi
The deaths were the first in China that appear linked to Typhoon Gaemi, which weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall on Thursday.

Gaemi hits China & Taiwan
All construction projects have also been stopped.

Ethiopia’s landslides
Women, children and police officers are among the dead.

Sudan floods
Above-normal rainfall for most of the Greater Horn of Africa is forecast this summer, potentially a disaster for Sudan’s already flood-prone areas.

Sudan floods
Floods in Oroma and Kassala in eastern Sudan. Several villages have been flooded on Wednesday.

Sulawesi island landslide
Deforestation and un-regulated mining operations in remote districts have added to landslide risks in the country.

Cape Town Storms
Authorities have issued weather warnings for the city through to the weekend. They’re predicting torrential rain, strong winds, flooding and possible mudslides.

Heat impacts agriculture in Kashmir
The soaring temperature in Kashmir, a major producer of strawberries and cherries, is impacting the produce of the local farmers.

A steaming hot summer
In the US, nearly 100-million people are under dangerous heat advisories.